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2017/11/26 By Barry Leave a Comment

Last Sunday of the year

It might seem strange to be talking about the last Sunday of the year when we aren’t even in December yet but . . . it is the last Sunday of the church year, the liturgical year. Next Sunday we begin a new church year with Advent. The last Sunday of the year is called […]

Filed Under: Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year A Tagged With: "good", Christ the King, evil, last Sunday of the year, preaching, Reign of Christ

2014/08/17 By Barry Leave a Comment

Out of left field

“Out of left field.” “That came out of nowhere.” “I never would have predicted that!” These are just a small sampling of phrases that we can use when something catches us off guard or something doesn’t do what we are expecting. Sometimes a catastrophe comes out of nowhere, sometimes a delightful surprise comes our way, […]

Filed Under: Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year A Tagged With: "bad", "good", blessing, death, God's respect for people, life, loss, miscarriage, preaching, surprise

2014/05/25 By Barry Leave a Comment

No good deed goes unpunished, really?

There is something so attractive about the “proverb” that titles this post. Just let it roll off your tongue for a moment, “no good deed goes unpunished.” Doesn’t it just feed into that sense of justice that we all have to such a wondrous degree when we are the target of injustice? You all know […]

Filed Under: Easter, Preaching, Sunday, Year A Tagged With: "good", goodness, preaching, remembered, suffer, suffering

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